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The Double Bassist's Companion to Better Playing Health
(2012)
The world of double bass playing has been marred from its inception with issues of pain and discomfort. Over time stress caused by the size and weight of the instrument creates potential physical problems for the musician. ...
The Legacy of Honor in War Undergraduate
(2012-10-01)
From the earliest accounts of warfare, honor has been central to the warrior ethos. But is honor today the same as it was thousands of years ago? From the Iliad to the Peloponnesian War, from the Romans to the Crusaders, ...
Survivability, Scalability and Security of Mobility Protocols
(2012)
Today mobile computing has become a necessity and we are witnessing explosive growth in the number of mobile devices accessing the Internet. To facilitate continuous Internet connectivity for nodes and networks in motion, ...
The Linkages Among Firm Strategies, Firm Reputation, and Performance: A Three Essay Dissertation
(2012)
No one would question that firm reputation is a quality commonly ascribed to successful firms in the market. However, the premise of the relationship between firm reputation (FR) and firm performance (FP) has not been ...
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A MECHANISTIC AND EMPIRICAL PAVEMENT DESIGN GUIDE (MEPDG) FOR RIGID PAVEMENTS-PHASE I (FHWA-OK-12-06 2208)
(2012-11)
This reports completes a sensitivity analysis of the MEPDG based on Oklahoma pavements, provides a literature review of base material best practices, increases the Oklahoma weather data available for the MEPDG, investigates ...
Samuel Coleridge Taylor's Hiawatha's Wedding Feast
(2012)
Hiawatha's Wedding Feast is widely recognized as the seminal work of the English composer, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Among his compositional output, this choral cantata launched his career as a musician and composer of ...
WEAK ANTI-LOCALIZATION STUDIES OF SPIN-ORBIT COUPLING IN N- AND P-TYPE InSb HETEROSTRUCTURES
(2012)
The effects of spin-orbit interactions (SOIs) on transport properties of InSb/AlInSb heterostructures have been studied experimentally. At low temperatures, the quantum interference gives rise to a quantum correction to ...
Target Tracking Using Wireless Sensor Networks
(2012)
Tracking of targets in remote inaccessible areas is an important application of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). The use of wired networks for detecting and tracking of intruders is not feasible in hard-to-reach areas. An ...
Comparison Theorems, Geomatric Inequalities, And Applications to p-harmonic Geometry
(2012)
In this dissertation, we consider three aspects: comparison theorems on complete manifold which posses a pole, geometric inequalities on complete manifolds, and the applications of inequalities to p-harmonic geometry. More ...
MEASURING RATE CONSTANTS FOR THE REACTION OF HYPOCHLOROUS ACID AND BIOLOGICALLY RELEVANT MOLECULES
(2012)
Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) is a neutrophil-derived oxidant that is used to kill invading pathogens. Since HOCl reacts indiscriminately with biological molecules, such as amino acids, excess or misplaced production of HOCl ...